, 1887-02-10

many persons were killed cannot be
ascertGined while there is so much un.
certainty as to the number on the
train. One of the wrecked cars on the
it is thought at least twenty bodies
are in the debris. Should this
prove so, it will run the list of
killed up to over sixty.
This will not include those which may
have been carried into the river
through the ice. The latest computa-
ton as to the number of persons ON
the train places it at over 100. When
the last car on the ice is overhauled
tomorrow and further identification
takes place more complete list OF the
killed can bs obtainable, although it is
thought that a score OF bodies already
discovered are SO distigured by being
CRUSHED AND BURNED
as to preclude any possibility of being
identified. Many OF the survivors will
probably die Of their wounds Con-
sidering the height from which the
cars fell and the speed which the train
was running it is regarded rs II mys.
terry that any on board escaped. One
of the first passengers to escape from
the burning wreck was Joseph Maig-
net, on their way from Holyoke
to their home in Canada.
The boy sat three seats
behind his father in the third car from
the rear. He was doing in the seat
when he felt the car shivcr. This
motion was kept up for few seconds
and then the car dashed over the
bridge. BY hard work tho boy sue
ceeded in getting out of one of the
windows. He at once went in search
of his father and discovered him by
the light of the burning wreck just
above him, pinned down by u part of
the top of the Car which had fallen
directly across his chest and legs.
HORRIBLE DEATH.
The old man was as firmly held as ii
in a wise. Joseph was the only one
who escaped from the car as he says.
He rushed to his fathers assistance
and spoke words of encouragement to
him. The father was very cool and
told his son to help him out as soon as
possible. The boy seized his father
and struggled with all his strength to
extricate him, but in vain. The flames
were approaching rapidly. "Joseph,"
SAID the father, run and get an axe or
saw" but the boy could not find either
"Pull me out them" said the
break my legs to do it,"
Joseph struggled away with all his
might but could not stir his father an
inch. With wonderful coolness his
father gave himself up to his fate.
at is no use, my boy" he said.
"There is no hope for me. Remember
the dying words of your father. Al
ways be good boy. Farewell, my
son. | will meet you i'll the other
world"
The flames were then so close ut
hand that the boy could remain no
longer He left his father and got out
of reach of the flames and watched his
parent slowly burn to death in the
debris.
TRYING TO SAVE LIFE.
The first to go to the rescue OF the
passengers generally were Engineer
Chas. Pierce and his fireman. By the
time they reached the imprisoned pas
sengers the wreck was all ON fire.
They hurried to the first coach, and
there discovered Conductor Sturtcvant
pinned down under the weight of a
timber. They sprang to his rescue
and bravely sought to save him. They
broke one car window to get at him,
but in vain. They tried another
with the same result. Then they
hammered away at the frame work
and this time got at him. Each got
hold OF an arm and pulled with all
their might and mt last got him out,
but not before his legs and body were
fearfully burned. His ribs and thigh
bones were broken. He was
laid out upon the ice and
the rescuers hastened to extricate
others of the unfortunates. They next
went to Marie Saddler, of Ormiston, Z.
Q. She was pinned down by the legs
by heavy broken timbers and was un-
able to move. Men got hold of her
and pulled with all their strength, At
last they got her free but they broke
her ankle in doing so.
TAIPERING WITH a RAIInT RON